neurite
/ˈn(j)ʊɹaɪt/noun
neurite is spelled N-E-U-R-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neurite means “Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neurite is neurites.
How many letters and syllables are in neurite?
| Letters | 7: N-E-U-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is neurite?
Neurite appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce neurite?
- /ˈn(j)ʊɹaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with neurite?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as neurite.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reunite, uterine, retinue.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of neurite
- neurites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neurite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neurite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any projection from the body of a neuron:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurite |
| German | Neurit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.